XYZ Affair

Examples of XYZ Affair in the following topics:

• The XYZ Affair

  • The XYZ Affair refers to the bribes demanded by French agents in the negotiating dispatches to cease French seizures of American vessels.
  • Since Adams omitted the names of these French agents in the dispatches, referring to them as "X, Y, and Z", this became known as the XYZ Affair.

• The "Reign of Witches"

  • Despite the XYZ Affair and the Quasi War, which had incited francophobic sentiment in the majority of the American public, Democrat-Republicans remained pro-French and outspoken critics of the Federalist administration.
  • The Federalists, on the other hand, were suspicious of the Democrat-Republican party's affinity for France, especially since in the released dispatches of the XYZ affair, agent "Y" had boasted of the existence of a "French" party in American politics.

• The Quasi-War

  • Because Adams omitted the names of the French agents in the dispatches, referring to them as "X, Y, and Z," the incident became known as the "XYZ Affair."

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War incited Francophobic sentiment in the majority of the American public; however, Democratic-Republicans remained supportive on the French and outspoken critics of the Federalist administration, which they believed was unconstitutionally developing a tyrannical centralized government.
  • This suspicion was heightened when the dispatches of the XYZ Affair were released, and agent "Y" boasted of the existence of a "French" party in American politics.

• Theodore Roosevelt and Race

  • For Roosevelt, President from 1901–1909, the Brownsville Affair in particular aroused criticism of his treatment of African Americans.
  • Prior to the Brownsville Affair, the black community had supported the Republican president.
  • After the Brownsville Affair, however, black people began to turn against Roosevelt.
  • Senate Military Affairs Committee investigated the Brownsville Affair and in March 1908 reached the same conclusion as Roosevelt.
  • Describe the effect of Theodore Roosevelt's treatment of the Brownsville Affair

• Citizen Gênet Affair

  • The Citizen Genêt Affair threatened American neutrality during the French Revolutionary Wars.
  • The "Citizen Genêt Affair" refers to an event from 1793 to 1794, when a French minister, Edmond-Charles Genêt, was dispatched by the French National Assembly to the United States to enlist American support for France's wars with Spain and Britain.
  • The Citizen Genêt Affair spurred Great Britain to instruct its naval commanders in the West Indies to seize all ships trading with the French.
  • The Affair came to an end when the Jacobins, having taken power in France in January 1794, sent an arrest notice to Washington that demanded that Genêt return to France.

• Roosevelt, Wilson, and Race

  • For Roosevelt, who was president from 1901-1909, the Brownsville Affair especially aroused criticism of his treatment of African-Americans.
  • Prior to the Brownsville Affair, the black community had supported the Republican president.
  • After the Brownsville Affair, blacks began to turn against Roosevelt.
  • Senate Military Affairs Committee investigated the Brownsville Affair, and the majority in March 1908 reached the same conclusion as Roosevelt.
  • Describe the Brownsville Affair during Roosevelt's administration, and Wilson's perpetuation of Jim Crow laws.

• Anarchism

  • The incident became known as the Haymarket Affair, and was a setback for the labor movement and the struggle for the eight hour day.
  • The event also had the secondary purpose of memorializing workers killed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

• The Haymarket Affair

  • Eight anarchists were convicted of conspiracy and seven were sentenced to death in the aftermath of the Haymarket Affair.
  • The Haymarket Affair refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago.

• The Iran-Contra Scandal

  • The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986 during the Reagan presidency.
  • Bush, who had been vice-president at the time of the affair.
  • The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
  • Bush, who had been vice-president at the time of the affair.